Registered Nurse-Emergency Department - Day Shift
About The Position
Loretto Hospital seeks a Registered Nurse to provide emergency department nursing care. The RN promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, and providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. The nurse must stay current with applicable federal, state, and hospital laws, regulations, and policies, and follow the hospital’s compliance standards. The role includes assessing patients at triage and throughout their care, making appropriate decisions for patient entry into the system, maintaining patient rights and privacy, and supporting patients who are restrained. The RN participates in unit meetings, peer review, and quality improvement activities, maintains annual emergency department competency, and helps ensure continuity of services through responsive teamwork. The position requires efficient workload prioritization, adaptability, and courteous service that supports a positive experience for patients, visitors, staff, physicians, volunteers, and other customers.
Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse license in the State of Illinois.
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
- At least 3 years of nursing experience in an emergency department setting.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- TNCC or CEN certification.
- Experience with electronic medical records.
- Bilingual ability.
Responsibilities
- Provide cooperative and courteous service to patients, visitors, staff, physicians, volunteers, and other customers, ensuring interactions support a positive customer experience.
- Prioritize workload efficiently and respond to change in a way that supports departmental and hospital goals.
- Maintain clinical competency and complete emergency department competency skills annually.
- Participate in unit meetings, peer review, and quality improvement activities.
- Accurately assess patients at triage and use appropriate decision-making skills to enter patients into the system.
- Maintain patients’ rights and privacy, and provide care, information, and reassurance to patients who are restrained.
- Complete thorough and accurate assessments of assigned patients and reassess them as indicated.
- Support constructive working relationships and respond to departmental needs by accepting additional assignments or assisting others to ensure continuity of services.
- Stay current with applicable federal, state, and hospital regulations, laws, and policies, and adhere to the hospital’s compliance standards.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Paid time off.
- Career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
